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Unlimited Special reports Two-thirds of Muslims consider leaving UK

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Vikram Dodd
Tuesday July 26, 2005

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have thought about leaving Britain after the London bombings, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll.

Nearly two-thirds of Muslims told pollsters that they had thought about their future in Britain after the attacks, with 63% saying they had considered whether they wanted to remain in the UK. Older Muslims were more uneasy about their future, with 67% of those 35 or over having contemplated their future home country compared to 61% among those 34 or under.

It is obvious that too many still want to stay.

Britain's Muslim population is estimated at 1.6million, with 1.1 million over 18, meaning more than half a million may have considered the possibility of leaving.

If Muslims can be trusted to tell the truth, those remaining in England could make themselves welcomed.

The poll finds a huge rejection of violence by Muslims with nine in 10 believing it has no place in a political struggle. Nearly nine out of 10 said they should help the police tackle extremists in the Islamic communities in Britain.

But, then, there are those who really do tell the truth:

A small rump,potentially running into thousands, told ICM of their support for the attacks on July 7 which killed 56 and left hundreds wounded - and 5% said that more attacks would be justified. Those findings are troubling for those urgently trying to assess the pool of potential suicide bombers.

One in five polled said Muslim communities had integrated with society too much already, while 40% said more was needed and a third said the level was about right.

More than half wanted foreign Muslim clerics barred or thrown out of Britain, but a very sizeable minority, 38%, opposed that.

Only HALF?

Half of Muslims thought that they needed to do more to prevent extremists infiltrating their community.

ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,005 adults aged 18+ by telephone on July 15-17 2005. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

· Further information at http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/

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